CIRCULAR SAW – TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Why should you choose a CIRCULAR SAW?

Fewer burrs - Better cut finishes - Lower cost per cut - Higher cutting precision -available in a range of coatings  -
THE TOOL CAN BE REGROUND MANY TIMES

Helpful Hints For Saw Users

appropriate safety equipment.

 Always wear safety goggles and other

 Always use the correct saw for each application.
 Keep saws sharpened. A dull saw will not cut clean... and may break the saw.
 Support saw blade by using maximum diameter side collars.
 Side collars should be free of any dirt or foreign material when assembling.
 Always be certain arbor nut is tightened correctly.
 Larger arbor holes provide more rigidity and least amount of deflection.
 Use proper speeds and feeds for material being machined.
 Workpiece being cut must be rigidly held and positioned correctly.
 Resharpen saws regularly to obtain consistent chip removal and uniform cutting results.
 Never stop the saw and restart during the course of a cut.
STEEL QUALITIES

DMo5 - DIN 1.3343 - JIS SKH51 - M2  High speed TUNGSTEN MOLYBDENUM STEEL. It is strongly alloyed
high speed steel containing wolfram, vanadium and molybdenum. Circular saws have both very good mechanical
characteristics and excelent strength for these alloying elements. Fine structure of martensite, its formation is
ensured by 5% molybdenum content, makes the blades resistant from disruption and fatigue of material. Wolfram
content not only forms extremely hard carbides and improves blade strength, but above all keeps material grain
growth off. Moreover increases the resistant to attritions, especially during big cutting temperatures. Analogous to
above mentioned elements vanadium takes part in improvement of mechanichal characteristics as well. It makes
fine grains, participates in rise of hard carbides and increases the instrument resistant to attritions. For high
performance saw blades. Hardened and tempered to 64 +/- 1

EMo5Co5 - DIN 1.3243 - J1S SKH55 - M35 TUNGSTEN MOLYBDENUM COBALT bearing steel. It is strongly
alloyed high speed steel with content of wolfram, molybdenum and cobalt. From the HSS/Dmo5 steel mentioned
above differs by 5% cobalt content which keeps material grain growth off during high cutting temperatures and
improves cutting operation. These characteristics are prerequisite for efficient cutting of hard materials as are
stainless steels or steel of big strength. Special high performance saw blades. Hardened and tempered to 65 +/-
1

 
Teeth number + Toof form we recommend for cutting profiles and pipes
Physical Vapour Deposition COATINGS  PVD

SURFACE TREATMENT VAPO

VAPO is a controlled oxidation process produces a layer of iron oxide (Fe3O4) on

the surface of a saw blade. It is a surface modification by CO2 oxidation when made circular saws are once more
let to tempering in overheated steam in cca 550°C. Thus is created extremely fine surface layer with hardness
900 HV. Because of stress release circular saws improved by this modification get a better elasticity which avoid
their possible break. Microporosity arised on surface enables better coolant water distribution. This increases its
self-lubricating capability and greatly improves its resistance to pick-up. Slipslide is a very low cost surface
treatment suitable for most general cutting work. But exception is cutting of alumunium, copper, brass and their
alloys. Technical characteristics: Surface Hardness: 900 HV; Coefficient of friction : 0.65;

TiN Titanium Nitride (GOLDSKIN)

Circular saws coated by TiN (titanium-nitride) reach very high surface microhardness
which enables their using for separation of material of high mechanical tenacity. It is very suitable for cutting
medium-alloyed and hard steel. The coat characteristics enable to heighten circumferential speed and feed rate
nearly by 50 % and it very shortens the time of working cycles. This coating with a titanium base 3 microns thick
obtained at a process temperature of approximately 490°C. It guarantees a friction coefficient of 0,47 and an
oxidation temperature of 640°C. The hardness of the coated layer reaches 2.480 Vickers (HV 0,05). Its low
thermal conductivity provides a reliable heat shield for the sublayer. It is a coating suitable for cutting low alloy
steel and must always be used with plenty of lubrication. It is not suitable for cutting copper, brass or bronze.

TiAIN Titanium Aluminium Nitride (BLACKSKIN)

This coating is suitable for separation of materials of high strenght in traction,

stainless steels and material with resistant to attritions, as are cast iron and brass. Its excellent characteristic is
resistance in high work temperatures that is why it is suitable for use in dry cuts or in cuts with insufficient
cooling. Moreover, it is very suitable for high circumferential speed. This multilayer coating is 3 microns thick. The
plasma is obtained from the fusion of a titanium/aluminium cathode. The addition of an inert gas during the
process and the energy with which the molecules are loaded allow the surface to be bombarded, thereby
obtaining excellent coating properties that guarantee high thermal resistance to the sublayer; it has an oxidation
temperature of 800°C resulting in a surface hardness of 3.400 Vickers (HV 0,05). The friction coefficient is 0,45
and allows circular saws to be used with excellent results even in conditions of limited or minimal lubrication and
misting. It is particularly suited to high alloy steels of up to 1100 N/mm2, cutting cast iron, stainless steel and all
materials that develop considerable heat.
 TiCN Titanium Carbo Nitride (SPEEDSKIN)

PVD coating with very low coefficient friction on steel. It enables to reach very clear
cuts and avoid cool surfacing even in high circumferential cutting speed and shifts in such materials as are very
hard steels, copper and brass, its cutting often create cool surfacing. It enables to heighten circumferential speed
and feed speed nearly by 100 % in face of parameters for blank circular saws

CRN Chrome Nitride (GRAYSKIN)

Very low friction coefficient makes circular saw baldes with GRAYSKIN coating very suitable for cutting materials
which have strong tendency for being stuck on tool sides, it means brass, copper and alluminium alloys. The
possibility of coating tools in stronger layers from 2,5 microns thick up to the thickness 7"m is its next advantage.
It is made by means of a plasma of titanium and carbon that increases the hardness to 3.000 Vickers (HV 0,05).
The friction coefficient 0,22 is very low due to the high carbon content. This makes it very suitable for cutting
highly abrasive materials such as stainless steel and medium alloyed steels with a hardness of up to 800 N/mm2.
The low friction coefficient considerably reduces chipping at the cutting edge and the disc sidewall. This coating
has an oxidation temperature of 400°C and should always be used with plenty of lubrication during the cutting
process.

Tooth shape and geometry cutting saw blades

Circular saws GSP come standard with the following geometries, suitable for cutting steel and its alloys.
 Tooth shape A  Tooth shape B  Tooth shape AW , 
is normally used on fine is normally used for thin-walled pipes unlike type A, is alternately
toothing (< T3) for applications and the cutting of structural shapes, bevelled, thus optimizing chip
such as brass alloy cutting, especially where chip removal is not shredding. It is particularly
jewellery and screw slotting. an issue. suitable for precision cutting.

Tooth shape BW  Tooth shape C  Tooth shape BR  Tooth shape VP 
is primarily used for cutting is used for solid sections or has been successfully variable pitch, is used to
pipes and sections. The very thick pipes. The chip is introduced for cutting cut very irregular sections
tooth is alternately bevelled shredded into three parts due pipes. It has double the which cause severe
at 45?, breaks the chip in to the presence of both a number of cutting edges vibration and noise. It
two and guarantees good finishing tooth without and guarantees a higher guarantees softer contact
chip evacuation. chamfer and a pre-cutting number of cuts and a better and offers a good
tooth (longer than 0.25 mm) finish to the section. It also compromise between cut
with two chamfers on each improves tool durability by duration and reduced
side. about 20% because it vibration.
reduces the removed
section per each single
sharpening.

CUTTING SPEED AND FEED RATE

In order to find the correct working parameters for each single application, the user normally has to carry out
numerous careful comparative checks. The factors to be considered (material, machine, tool etc) directly
determine the result. Our engineers, attentive to our customers? requirements, have created very sophisticated
software which analyzes all this data simultaneously and allows us to considerably reduce the optimization time
during the various applications. Our engineers can recommend the best cutting parameters for each single
application. The following formula and graphs indicate how to calculate the cutting speed, number of revolutions
and feed rate.
 V = Cutting speed (mt/1?) 
D1 = Saw blade diameter (mm) 
Av = Feed rate (mm/1?) 
Avz = Feed rate per tooth (mm/Z) 
Z = Number of teeth 
Rpm = Number of revolutions/minute

Formula: 
Rpm V x 1000 
------------------- 
D1 x 3,14

Av = Avz x Z x rpm

CHOICE OF PITCH AND FEED RATE

Once the material and the section to be cut have been identified, the pitch must be chosen. The correct pitch will
prevent dangerous vibration and guarantee correct chip evacuation. The following data are approximate. Our
engineers can advise on the most appropriate pitch for each specific application (stationary cut, flying cut,
transfer) and the materials to be cut.
RECOMMENDED WORKING PARAMETERS

In the following charts we have highlighted the working parameters (cutting speed and feed rate) which our
engineers recommend when cutting solid materials or pipes.
 intermediate size bore use keyway for next larger size bore listed.
  saws not having keyway listed in table are special.
SPECIAL BLADES
Materials

high speed steels normally available are M-2, M-42, D- 2, T-15 and 440C stainless. In addition, other specialty
steels may be quoted upon request.

Diameters

any diameter saw blade or circular product between the range of 1/2" to 10" within manufacturing capabilities.
Metric sizes also available within these ranges.

Thickness

thicknesses as low as .003 in certain styles. Dimensional tolerances as close as + or - .0001 depending on
outside diameter and thickness.

Tooth Pitches

state-of-the-art grinding machines provide us with the capability of supplying blades between 50 and 2.2 TPI
(teeth per inch) with a ground tooth form. Blades with pitches coarser than 2.2 TPI can be supplied with a milled
tooth form.

Tooth Styles

tooth styles are listed below for your convenience. Please check to confirm that we can manufacture desired
tooth style with the type of circular product requested.

Special Saw Blade Quotation and Ordering Instructions

when requesting quotations or ordering special saw blades, please provide the following information:

 a. number of pieces
 b. saw diameter
 c. saw width
 d. arbor hole diameter
 e. keyway dimension
 f. number of teeth
 g. special tooth design*

* Blades will be furnished with a standard tooth design unless otherwise specified.  GSP- High Tech Saws,
s.r.o.  supplies on a regular basis high speed steel blanks for manufacturers who opt to put in their own teeth.
GSP- High Tech Saws, s.r.o. welcomes other saw manufacturers? requests for any products we manufacture.
20 mm 318 637 796 955 1114 2387 3183
25 mm 255 509 637 764 891 1910 2546
32 mm 199 398 497 597 696 1492 1989
40 mm 159 318 398 477 557 1194 1592
50 mm 127 255 318 382 446 955 1273
63 mm 101 202 253 303 354 758 1011
80 mm 80 159 199 239 279 597 796
100 mm 64 127 159 191 223 477 637
125 mm 51 102 127 153 178 382 509
160 mm 40 80 99 119 139 298 398
200 mm 32 64 80 95 111 239 318
250 mm 25 51 64 76 89 191 255
315 mm 20 40 51 61 71 152 202
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